When Zhu Zhangui and his son were talking about Zheng He, in the Arabian Sea, more than a dozen warships were slowly moving forward.

These battleships were full of wounds, and there were more than a dozen gaps in the bulging sails.

On one of the largest ships, a somewhat tattered banner was hunting in the sea breeze.

"Someone!"

As soon as a weak voice sounded in the command cabin, followed by a burst of footsteps.

"Your Excellency, you're awake!"

A shirtless man with a gauze bandage lifted up a man with a broken left arm lying on a soft bed.

The man with the broken arm had clean cheeks, no beard, and his slightly dark face, which had been exposed to the sun all year round, looked slightly pale because of the loss of blood from the injury.

"Where are we?"

The man looked out the window into the darkness, his eyes dazed, and looked at the shirtless man.

"I don't know yet, but according to the route, we should be almost at the Derry Dynasty!"

"Derry Dynasty!"

The man with the broken arm groaned for a moment, remembering the country.

"Don't go there, the people there bully the weak and fear the hard, we are easy to be eaten in the past, go to the Sultanate of Bengal, where the king has a very good impression of my Daming!"

"After resting there, we'll return to Daming."

After saying where to go, the man with the broken arm hurriedly asked again.

"Did the Grape Man's pursuers catch up?"

The shirtless man shook his head.

"We fought with them again when it was dark, and then it was Lao Liu who took the people on his boat and desperately stopped them, and no trace of them has been found yet."

There was silence again in the cabin!

"Don't worry, we will definitely take revenge!"

The man also nodded seriously, "Your Highness is not a person who suffers, if you don't kill them, you will never give up!"

Hearing this man mention His Royal Highness, the man with the broken arm showed a look of shame on his face.

At the same time, he thought in his heart that if His Highness still followed him this time, they would not be so down.

Thinking back on the voyage in the past few years, a trace of bitterness flashed in Zheng He's eyes.

When he first set off, he was in high spirits, thinking that he would never turn around and come back without making tens of millions of silver.

The initial period was very smooth, starting from Quanzhou to Xiaoliuqiu, and then to Luzon, where he received a large amount of income.

Zheng He, who was satisfied, felt that this was the beginning of wealth, and later, as he guessed, went to Boni, and finally reached the unknown continent.

There is no one on it, the woods are lush, the animals are fat, it is a paradise on earth.

After spending some time on that unknown continent, I really didn't find anyone. Zheng He followed the rules taught by Zhu Zhangui and erected a huge stone monument in a conspicuous place.

On one side, it is written that this is the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

On the other side it is written, the intruder is dead.

Then he wrote down the route, and Zheng He led the people to the east.

Zhu Zhangui once mentioned to him that after the Ming Dynasty passed the Wa Kingdom, and then to the east, it was an endless sea.

At the end of the sea, there is a continent twice as large as the Ming Dynasty.

It was rich in products and minerals, and it was being occupied by a group of indigenous people, a group of indigenous people without a country.

Although I don't know where Zhu Zhangui knew this, Zheng He is very interested.

In the same way, he had a wish in his heart that he had never spoken.

He wants to travel around this world, and he wants to prove whether what Zhu Zhangui said about this world is round is true or false.

Although his idea was good, the fleet was not his, he was only the leader of the team. His mission is to help the Ming Dynasty explore overseas and make friends with more countries, and spread the reputation of the Ming Dynasty throughout the world.

Using the weapon of the country to satisfy his own selfishness, to be honest, Zheng He can't do it.

afterward

His troubles were known to his subordinates, and the captains of the ships got together in private to discuss it, and decided to fulfill Zheng He's wishes, as well as their wishes.

As a navigator, who doesn't want to leave a strong mark in the history of the world's oceans.

A group of people briefly discussed it and decided to perform a brilliant feat to spread the prestige of the Ming Dynasty throughout the world.

The newborn calves, who were not afraid of tigers, replenished supplies and water, and broke into the Pacific Ocean without looking back.

The long voyage makes people desperate, and these guys rely on Zhu Zhangui's memories and simple world maps to move forward in a daze.

Along the way, they encountered various situations.

A storm that can turn a clear sky black, a huge wave that can destroy everything.

There is also the sea that makes the compass spin wildly, and the loneliness and loneliness that can make people break down, and the disease that can kill a boatload of people at any time.

Moving forward aimlessly, moving forward aimlessly.

I don't know how long they walked, but after losing 1/3 of the fleet, they finally saw the mainland.

It's a very large continent, and there are really a lot of indigenous people on it.

The skin tones of these people are somewhat similar to theirs, but a little darker.

Seeing the mainland, the crew members were very excited, and the natives were also very shocked and excited.

It was the first time in their lives that they had seen such a big ship, and the first time they had seen someone so well-dressed.

Due to the language barrier, the two sides can only communicate by sign language and gestures.

After staying for a few days, they found that the products here are really rich, and even the copper mines that Daming lacks can often be heard in conversations with the aborigines, where there are many areas.

As for all kinds of fruit animals that they have never seen before, they directly dazzled Zheng He and others.

Many veterans who have traveled with Zhu Zhangui have red eyes.

If it weren't for Zheng He's forcible order, I'm afraid these people would have been killed a long time ago.

In fact, don't talk about these soldiers, even Zheng He's heart was moved, and the idea of collecting this land as the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

According to what he knew from the indigenous population, the land was very large, and there were indigenous people who had walked in one direction and had not yet returned.

The indigenous people deeply believe that those who go out should not have reached the end of the world.

Regarding the thoughts of the indigenous people, Zheng He could only smile.

I'm afraid that those who explore have already reached the end of the world, but this end is probably the end of the western sky.

After staying here for a month, Zheng He, with the permission of the natives, built a huge stone monument in a conspicuous location (in fact, in exchange for a knife).

One side still says that this is the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and on the other side it says when he came here and who led the team.

That is, those natives don't know the word Da Ming, otherwise let them know that they have become Da Ming people inexplicably, and I don't know if they will directly turn against Zheng He.

Leaving this unknown continent, Zheng He and others went all the way north and discovered a new continent.

Leaving a mark in the same way, they continued eastward.

They traveled all the way north, circumnavigating the continent, passing through a huge and extremely cold sea, and according to Zhu Zhangui's map, they headed east.

Their luck was very good, and soon they reached a country called what is the eagle.

For the Ming people who came from the legendary East, these people were very warm on the surface, and Zheng He and others were warmly received.

Later, in order to show the prestige of the Ming Dynasty, Zheng He invited a leader named Henry to visit their fleet.

Looking at the mighty battleship of the Ming Dynasty, the leader named Henry was very envious and expressed his willingness to pay a high price to buy the design of the Ming warship and a warship.

Zheng He originally refused at first, but later the other party gave too much.

The boxes of gold coins scattered with golden light, as well as all kinds of gems, Zheng He's heart was moved

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Thinking about the development of the new warship that Zhu Zhangui talked to him about when he came back, Zheng He felt that with Zhu Zhangui's attention to the sea, the new warship might have come out. The batch of warships in his hands now is probably backward.

Exchange a bunch of backward things for boxes of gold, silver and jewelry, and a fool won't do it.

After making a friendly deal, the two sides exchanged credentials, and Zheng He began to travel south according to the other party's guidance.

Then they arrived at a country called Fa or something, and then after the other party took out a lot of gold and silver, Zheng He very generously sold them some drawings and a smaller warship.

Since it's on sale, everyone has it.

These two countries are so close, and I heard that they seem to be at war, this kind of opportunity to make money, how could Zheng He let it go.

But good fortune doesn't come one after the other.

Some people are robbers in their bones, and no matter how civilized they are on the surface, they can't hide their filthy and foul-smelling blood.

When they arrived at a country called Grape, the other party was quite polite at first and warmly welcomed Zheng He and his party.

As a result, on the night of the dinner, these people suddenly attacked, and Zheng He and others were caught off guard and suffered heavy losses.

Later, he fought desperately to get out of the encirclement, and when he returned to the ship, he had lost 1/3 of his manpower.

In desperation, Zheng He could only order the destruction of those unmanned ships and set sail immediately.

Although Zheng He and the others couldn't swallow this breath, the other party's national strength was not weak, and they couldn't do it at all with their thousands of people.

Later, under the persuasion of Zheng He, everyone decided to return to Daming first, and then come back to clean up these white-skinned pigs next time.

The other party and others launched an attack on Zheng He, naturally it was not a brain.

They had long received the news that there was a team from the East with countless treasures and precious porcelain.

The greedy Grape King made this sneak attack plan.

They were going to kill all these Orientals, and swallow the treasures and precious porcelain, as well as the huge warship.

didn't expect Zheng He and others to be so brave, and they were stunned to fight their way out of the encirclement under a sudden sneak attack.

didn't get what he wanted, the grape king was naturally unwilling, and directly ordered a part of the navy to pursue, and he must eat this eastern fleet.

On the second day, the two sides encountered, and the Grape People relied on their many ships and demanded that Zheng He and others get off the ship and surrender.

How could the dignified Ming surrender to a group of white-skinned barbarians, and the two sides fought again. After a hard battle, they finally defeated the other party.

After defeating the opponent's fleet, Zheng He considered that this was someone's land, and his own side had suffered a lot of losses, and if this continued, there might be a danger of annihilation.

In order to have a chance for revenge in the future, Zheng He directly led people south, intending to bypass the legendary black continent and then return to the Ming Dynasty east.

Fortunately, when Zheng He left, Zhu Zhangui drew a simple map of the world for him according to his memory.

Without this rudimentary map, Zheng He didn't know where he should go in order to return to the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

But they wanted to leave, and the grape man who was beaten up when he didn't grab it, naturally wouldn't let Zheng He and the others leave like this.

The grapes under the rage gathered all the warships and chased Zheng He violently.

Due to their unfamiliarity with the local waters, Zheng He's fleet was attacked by the enemy in front and rear when it sailed in the waters of the Black Continent.

The two sides engaged in a big scuffle, and it was clear that Zheng He's side, whose strength had been greatly weakened, fell into the upper hand.

Later, if it weren't for the cannons that Zhu Zhangui gave him, I'm afraid Zheng He and his party would have been left here.

After breaking out of the encirclement, Zheng He gave up coastal sailing and headed directly into the deep sea, intending to bypass it from a distance.

The Grape People were also greedy, and sent ships that could suppress Zheng He's fleet, and followed closely behind.

This chase is half a year.

Just a day ago, when Zheng He and the others were supplying on a small island, the two sides fought a big battle again.

Due to the haste of departure, insufficient supplies, Zheng He's fleet was short of food and clothing, coupled with a shortage of manpower, the combat effectiveness was plummeting.

In this scuffle, Zheng He also lost an arm.

Later, it was the crews of the two ships who desperately blocked each other, so that Zheng He's remaining team broke through.

Today, of the hundreds of warships at the time of the expedition, only a dozen dilapidated ships remain. Of the tens of thousands of seafarers, only a thousand remain.

Thinking of what happened along the way, Zheng He slapped himself hard.

If he hadn't chosen to travel around the world and returned to Daming directly, it is estimated that there would have been no such encounter.

"Your Highness, I am ashamed of my entrustment!"

Thinking of Zhu Zhangui's earnest advice when he was leaving, Zheng He's eyes were slowly filled with mist.

At the same time, he also made up his mind that when he returned one day, he must destroy the white-skinned barbarian country called Grape and avenge the blood hatred of those dead brothers.

PS: Recently, I was notified that I wanted to change some content, and I didn't send out the manuscript fee this month, so I'm in a bit of a bad mood. Those guys who watch piracy run genuine and scold me, you wait a few days before scolding, I've been very angry in the past two days, be careful I can't help but scold back directly, everyone will be unhappy at that time, how embarrassing it is, do you say it?